Which College Mascot is Your Favorite?

Every year near the start of school, fans nationwide celebrate College Colors Day by rocking their school colors (or the school they root for). It’s a fun way for fans of all ages to flaunt their team pride, and a great excuse to ditch the button-up or blouse for a nice oversized jersey. In honor of this year’s College Colors Day, we’ve rounded up some of our favorite team mascots. From tigers to chili peppers, these colorful mascots help motivate our teams and get us fans in the spirit game after game.

For all you non-ornithologists out there, an Ibis is a medium-sized white bird found in the Gulf Coast region of the US. Sebastian is named after San Sebastian Hall, one of the school’s earliest dormitory buildings.

His logo may look menacing, but on the field Albert E. Gator is all plush green felt and gill-to-gill smiles. Before Albert hit the scene in 1970, the Gator’s mascot was a real live alligator – crazy huh?

Not every mascot has a real live sidekick — but the UCF Knight ain’t just any mascot. He charges the field at every Knights game atop his majestic Andalusian stallion Pegasus. Now that’s what we call making an entrance.

What’s cooler (erm, hotter?) than a life-size chili pepper? Not much. Cayenne keeps it spicy at Ragin’ Cajuns games with plenty of personality – he even wears giant Mardi Gras beads during the annual festival.

The WKU Hilltoppers are named after the school’s location on a hill above the Barren River. The team’s mascot Big Red, on the other hand, symbolizes the university’s spirit…which is apparently big, red, and furry. The Hilltoppers and Big Red are an unexpected pairing – one we love for being so wacky-wonderful.